Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Synonyms
BDNF
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Factor, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic
Neurotrophic Factor, Brain-Derived
A member of the nerve growth factor family of trophic factors. In the brain BDNF has a trophic action on retinal, cholinergic, and dopaminergic neurons, and in the peripheral nervous system it acts on both motor and sensory neurons. (From Kendrew, The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994)